Bofors
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Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. The company was founded in 1873 but it origins from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646.
The most famous owner being Alfred Nobel who owned the company from 1894 until his death in December 1896. He had the key role in reshaping the iron manufacturer to a modern cannon manufacturer and chemical industry.
The name Bofors is strongly associated with a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun based on a Bofors design which was produced and used by both sides during World War 2, and often called simply the Bofors Gun. The gun saw service on land and sea, and became so widely known that anti-aircraft guns in general were often referred to as Bofors guns.
Bofors is today split in two parts:
- Saab Bofors Dynamics owned by Saab
- Bofors Defence owned by United Defense
See also: Bofors Scandal, List of modern armament manufacturers
External links
- Bofors (http://www.bofors.se/)
- Saab (http://www.saab.se/)
- Bofors Defence (http://www.boforsdefence.se/)sv:Bofors Defence AB